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Travel: Jewish Rome.(Brief article)

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Byline: Barbie Nadeau

Rome may be the capital of Christianity, but it is also home to Europe's oldest and most dynamic Jewish community. That history has become more accessible than ever, thanks to a massive face-lift of the once walled Jewish ghetto, including refurbished

buildings, art galleries and kosher restaurants.

The centerpiece of the ghetto is Rome's Great Synagogue, now open to the public. Because of security concerns, tourists cannot visit without an authorized guide. Micaela Pavoncello, an art historian who runs the Jewish Roma cultural association, gives one of the best walking tours (jewishroma.com ), taking visitors through the synagogue as well as the ghetto's back alleys and the Jewish Museum, recently renovated thanks to a [euro]2 million EU grant (museoebraico.roma.it ). The neighborhood is also ...

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